Terry Tao turned out well - but he's just one of many. I know one guy that finished his Bsc in math by age 17, and got accepted to Cambridge - he's a rich fund

Terry Tao turned out well - but he's just one of many. I know one guy that finished his Bsc in math by age 17, and got accepted to Cambridge - he's a rich fund manager today. Didn't really contribute to science, but interests change with time.